about us

CameraWorld is a real camera shop, helping you to make the most of your hobby. Our expert team has many years' experience within the photographic trade with knowledge gained over 40 years. Many are photographers themselves and enjoy passing their knowledge on. You'll also find our online service fast, efficient and courteous and you can always call us if you want to talk to a human being! We are dedicated to bringing you the very best in service, choice and price.

We are specialists in used equipment. We offer high prices for trade-in or even if you just want to sell your old gear. We'll even collect from you if that's more convenient, just call us to discuss your needs. We can give you an estimation over the phone so no need for complicated web forms if that is what you prefer. We always carry a huge range of used equipment which has been checked, cleaned and tested before sale. We also offer a guarantee for your peace of mind so buy with confidence and grab a bargain.

We treat our customers as we expect to be treated ourselves

We're very easy to find, our London store is just off Oxford Street between Oxford Circus station and Tottenham Court Road station. The Essex shop is located in High Chelmer Shopping Centre, just off the High Street in Chelmsford. Visit us and you'll always find a friendly welcome. Our policy is to treat our customers as we would like to be treated ourselves, a simple ideal that we try hard to live up to.

CameraWorld can supply all the equipment required to make the most of this superb hobby and we have a reputation for having very competitive prices and great offers. If you're just starting and could do with some helpful, friendly & independent advice, the team at CameraWorld are there for you.

We supply all the leading brands and all from official UK suppliers. Here's just a selection of the products we stock:

Compact Cameras

Compact System Cameras

DSLR Cameras

Second-hand Film & Digital Equipment

Camera Lenses & Converters

Flashguns and Lighting

Printers & Scanners

Printing paper & Inks

Memory cards & Film

Camera bags & Backpacks

Tripods & Monopods

Straps & Carrying Systems

Batteries & Chargers

Binoculars & Optics

...plus countless accessories to make your hobby more fun.

Multi Award Winning Service

We are proud and honoured to have won many Good Service Awards over the years. We would like to thank all our customers for voting for our good service. We have been honoured with winning awards for both our online and in store service. Our online experience is the next best thing to being able to come in and visit us, and in store you have the added advantage of meeting our beautiful experts face to face.

The readers of What Digital Camera magazine have given us the GOLD award for service for both our high street shops and our on-line site for 2006, 2007 & 2008. Then WDC joined with Amateur Photographer and we continued to win the GOLD service award for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014. In 2013 we won both High Street and Online GOLD Service Awards. In 2012 we also won the PIXEL Best Online Retailer award and in 2013 & 2014 we won PIXEL Best Retailer – A lot to live up to!